Clarion County Voters React to Trump Win

Jake Bauer

Jake Bauer

Published November 10, 2016 5:45 am
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CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) — Following Donald J. Trump’s victory on his election as the 45th President of the United States, a number of local voters voiced their eagerness for him to assume the role.

“I believe that Trump captured many frustrated by the loss of coal and natural resource sector jobs due to over-regulation, increased costs for healthcare and general living expenses without any visible increase in their quality of life,” said State Rep. Donna Oberlander (R — Clarion, Armstrong, Forest Counties). “They are fed up with the direction our nation has taken over the last eight years and are ready to take back our nation and make America great again.”

Some local voters echoed Oberlander’s sentiments, including Rob Hranicky, pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church of Sligo.

“I’m excited about Donald Trump being elected, and I look forward to him leading our country,” Hranicky commented.

According to CNN, Trump locked down 290 electoral votes, with Hillary Clinton receiving 232. Clinton conceded around 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday.

Clarion University student Hannah Smiley said she hopes Trump’s presidency will go according to Clinton’s statements made this morning. In her concession speech, Clinton said she hoped Trump’s presidency will be successful for all Americans, according to a New York Times report.

“I hope that Donald Trump is able to take on the responsibility of being president and can graciously respect our views and our constitution,” Smiley said.

Trump, 70, won an estimated 47.5 percent of the nation’s votes. He took key battleground states including Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Clinton received 47.7 percent of votes and won states including New York, California, and Washington.

CNN reported that Trump narrowly won Pennsylvania, capturing 48.8 percent of the votes. Clinton received 47.6 percent of the state’s votes.

Nationwide, an estimated 128,843,000 citizens voted, and of that number, 5,975,000 (61.4 percent) Pennsylvanians cast a ballot yesterday, according to United States Election Project.

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